The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-26
Speech of MT. Meyer Gutlieim at Lake
Charles, La, Saturday Last.

Speech of Mr. Meyer Gutlieim at Lake
Charles, La, Saturday Last.
Fellow-Citizens, and Ladies Of the Parish
Of Calcasieu-So ably and so exhaustively
have the issues Of this-Sresent campaign
been treated by the eloutt2ent gentlemen whe
have preceded me, that it would be not only
a task of supererogatlon, but presumptuous
upon my part to attempt to amplify any OF
those telling points which they have made.
I thank you. gentlemen of the parish of Gal
easieu, gentlemen who are personal adher
ents OF Gen. Nichols, and gentlemen who
are personal adherents Of Gov. MeEnery, fo1
the spirit of fairness and courtesy with
which you have received us, and for the hos
pitality with which you have greeted us to-
| day. [ thank you, gentlemen, no only fol
myself, but in behalf Of the party Of which !
am a constituent part.
Gentlemen of the parish Of Calcasieu, had
that same spirit of courtesy that has beer
exhibited toward US to-day by you, had thai
same spirit, I say, animated those who are
now adherents Of the Ro-called reform
party of the State OF Louisiana. we would
not see the sad spectacle of division within
the Democratic party-twos sides i'll the same
family. agouaing and agitating the people Of
the State by the unfortunate d~lssGDsions that
are at present going on, From the same
hastings, upon the same broad platform of
Democracy the personal claims OF each can
didate for political preferment could and
should have been advanced. With all fair
ness and with all courtesy would the inhab-
itants Of this great State Of Louisiana have
listened to their respective claims. But, fell
low-citiZens, the contrary has been the case.
The people of the so-called reform party
claim that we who urge and advocate the
| personal preferment of Gov. hcEnery have
attempted to read them ont of the party. Far
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position. The only persons who could read 3
man from the great Democratic party are
they themselves. The only cause by which
they can be Judged as to their Democracy is
by the general suffrage OF the people, and
their sentiments as expressed not only On the
hustinga but in their vote ia the Democratic
Convention of the State. Gentlemen, there
Is no such thing as q necessity OF q unllca-
in the State Of Louisiana that could unity
the Democratic party. The evidence that
you have brought today upon this fact Is
.dch as %conTinces me that the Democratic
party is a unit to-day. the efforts Of the re
formers to the contrary notwithstanding,
az much as it was q nit IN the dark days
just preceding the dawn of the regeneration
of this State. ~[Applause1
The term 'uniicationo as to the Demo-
cratic party Is illogical. There can be no
such thing as ''untication of the Demo-
cratic party; Oae is, 81 is not, a Democrat:
HSN. R@A% t%i ~ S~S~tNrsSStS \ 90 AlN&AS 1874
and are as inimutable IN their @haracter as
were the laws of the ancient Modes and Per-
slams. Step bat one foot beyond the bounds
of the just rsnd legitimate limits of these
principles aINoyon rTl yourself out of the
party. To You is lstthe decision as to who
have read themGvzves out Of the party
Gentlemen, { cain | thank you, and par
whom are still present, for the courtesy of
which we have been the recipients. The in
splratlon that is lent to any cause by the en-
iistment of their sympathy Is such as renders
victory sure and success certain. The name
of wife, mother, sister, sweetheart, Yields a
charm more potent over the heart OF man for
good than even the trumpet call OF ambition,
or the more sordid aHuTements of wealth.
Our sweetest ~reveries of the past, oar most
daring eudeaS ers of the present, and our
loftiegt aspirations of the futHre are indis-
solubly linked with one or the other of those
names.
As in Art, matter is placed in the crueible
Experience, until cleansed of all its grosser
particles it stands-the soul of what it vas
80 in the history of every noble deed ard
generous action we find that that which the
mind has conceived, the heart sanctioned
and the willing hand executed, has been first
refined in the crucible of yonr commenda-
tor, cieansed of its earthly alloy by the en-
c~ouragenent Of your pure nature, until at
last 1t stands an. apotheosls of its first con-
ceptinn. As in days of old, in the lists of
the tourney, the knights wore on their arms
the symbol of fhei~ ladies' favor, so we,
ladies Of Caicasleu, Democrats Pura end sim
PIE of the State of Louisiana wear RDon our
sparkling eyes to-day to cheer us on to re-
newed e1ertions, not in favor of any faction
in this State, but of Democracy, pure and
simple. Applause